Over 100 producers and creators open for business at Winterval Festival Christmas Market

With just over a month to go until Christmas, Winterval in the heart of Waterford city is now open every weekend until December 23.

This year, the festival has over 50 events on offer including the vast Glenveagh Christmas Market which features more than 100 food, craft and drinks producers and creators.

The Glenveagh Christmas Market at Winterval is set out in a series of attractive wooden cabins through the spine of the city into the cultural quarter, spanning from George’s Street to Hanover Street and onto O’Connell Street and Gladstone Street.

Visitors can soak up the sparkly Christmas atmosphere and yuletide spirit, browse the many Christmas craft and food stalls and support local, regional and national producers, makers and creators this festive season. 

There is food and drinks from Rom’s Crepes, Natural Gourmet Foods, Huckleberry Churros, and Sapana’s Kitchen, plus a range of creations and gift options from Copper Coast Arts & Crafts, Jayne Cahill Designs, Avoito Knitwear, Butterbox pet gifts to name but a few.

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In addition, at the Waterford Cultural Quarter Crafts Market, also on Hanover Street, there is a wide variety of crafts and treats, from woollen products to wood carvings, paintings to driftwood creations and jewellery all produced by a range of diverse cultures, including African, Polish, German, Ukraine, Bulgarian creators.

At Garter Lane Arts Centre, the Waterford Crafts Market features over 40 individual members who produce a range of crafts from jewellery, art, candles, ceramics, soaps and lotions, leather ware, knitted ware, wood turning and much more.  

The festival officially began last weekend when the Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr Jason Murphy, helped Santa Claus switch on the Christmas lights at the city at a fun-filled ceremony at John Robert’s Square.

To attract new audiences to Winterval and scaling the festival up after dark is a brand-new after-dark programme of events for adults, 'The Winterval Big Top Live' will host a series of events, artists and performances throughout the festival with gig tickets available for sale on winterval.ie.

Artists who will feature over the next month include Gavin James, Mick Flannery, Stereo MCs, EMF, and 30 Years of House Music with Tasty Choons for Tasty People.

The full Winterval Festival programme is available online here.